Feeding Peanut Bunker

[MattyV55]

So what’s the verdict now that we know it’s not peanut butter lol?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Wasn’t planning on doing it but my dad was trying to tell me to feed them to my fish and I was saying no so this was kind of to solve the debate

Bunkers a good fish food, provided its fresh

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I actually mentioned bunker on my list of fish foods recently, I think I titled it: fish foods big list or something like that.

 

[MattyV55]

I found some yesterday morning that the striped bass chased on to the shore

 

[Gourami Swami]

I found some yesterday morning that the striped bass chased on to the shore

Bad idea to feed wild caught bait fish to your aquarium fish. You have no idea what kinds of pathogens, parasites, etc. those fish probably have. Incredibly risky, I would not do it.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I found some yesterday morning that the striped bass chased on to the shore

Cool, I used to collect small feeders from around lakes, especially after it rains, fish get stuck in puddles, I'd rescue many of them and take a few as feeders

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Bad idea to feed wild caught bait fish to your aquarium fish. You have no idea what kinds of pathogens, parasites, etc. those fish probably have. Incredibly risky, I would not do it.

Actually wild feeders tend to have less transferable pathogens than store bought, that being said just freeze em for a while

 

[Gourami Swami]

Actually wild feeders tend to have less transferable pathogens than store bought, that being said just freeze em for a while

I wouldn't personally take the chance, incase there is something that our home freezers can't kill, plus with all the pollution nowadays, who knows what that fish has been exposed to, but hey maybe that's just me

 

[RD.]

I'm with GS on this. Why take the risk when there are so many safer alternatives? At the very least freeze them prior to feeding.

 

[MattyV55]

I agree. Not going to do it but was looking for some opinions. Thanks guys